June is ‘jazz month’ in Healdsburg
The Healdsburg Jazz Festival seems as if it must be modeled after a film festival, with multiple venues offering different artists throughout the day. There are the featured events, sure–a Juneteenth Celebration, a Father’s Day Concert, headline shows at Bacchus Landing – but it’s the little gigs that count.Â
The view of the Packers from the pressbox
The week just passed encapsulated the great baseball program built by coach Joey Gomes with the Healdsburg Prune Packers. Tons of powerful offense paired with fantastic pitching and defensive web gems, on a team built with rising stars from across the country. It is frankly surprising to see the determination and great chemistry within a team like the Packers after only a month of playing together.
Hometown Sports Are the Best
Not everyone is glued to the NFL playoffs this year, for obvious reasons. The NBA has its disappointments, too, and that college football season was even longer than usual. What’s a sports fan to do? The answer is obvious: watch the Greyhounds play.
Food aficionados embrace the Healdsburg experience
Though the price of admission may prove daunting to some, it’s the only way to attend the Welcome Celebration at Mayacamas Golf Course on Thursday, May 16, and Friday’s Platinum Lunch at MacMurray Estate and a Platinum Dinner at Chalk Hill Estate, each with celebrated chefs and winemakers or sommeliers - or both....
Healdsburg Happenings, Feb. 13
Often voted Best Dance Band in local music polls and surveys, the Pulsators have been seen on Healdsburg stages since back in the day, if not earlier. They’ve lost none of their ska-rock R&B roots, and they’ll bring it all to the Coyote Den on Sunday.
With Three Open Seats, Majority of Council is Up for Grabs
There has never been a better time for local residents to think about participating in local democracy.
In the Nov. 8 general election, three Healdsburg City Council seats will be on the ballot: two four-year terms and a two-year term to fill the remainder of...
To Whom Goes the Golden Man? Oscar Favorites
Critic Jared Rasic writes, "Once again, I’ve divided my guesses into what should win vs. what will win, but with so many of the nominees this year coming from movies I genuinely enjoyed, I’ll be happy no matter who takes home the little bald man."
Police Log, June 16-22
Members of city staff and Healdsburg Police run 3.25 miles through Healdsburg, ending at the Memorial Bridge on June 23, 2025. Plus the usual slew of bad behavior from the department's dispatch desk...
Fall Sports Find Their Rhythm
The Healdsburg High School fall sports calendar is filling up with games, matches and sets in five sports—boys football, co-ed cross country, and girls golf, tennis and volleyball.
Football
The first football game on Sept. 1 found the Hounds on the short end of a 56-27...
Lady Greyhounds Sweep League Playoffs
The Lady Greyhounds defeated Rancho Cotate by a comfortable 12-point margin, giving them the right to hang the NCS-Redwood pennant in the Smith Robinson gym for the second year in a row.